For many nonresidents the mention of Frederick County brings to mind images of rolling fields and grazing cows. While the agricultural industry remains an integral part of the county’s past and current economy, this once pastoral community has become the home of a burgeoning tech industry with downtown Frederick at its center. With more than 80 … [Read more...] about Tech-friendly Frederick MD (that’s right, Frederick!)
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Cowork Frederick 4-Year Birthday Bash & Charity Event Raises $1042
On September 7, Cowork Frederick celebrated our four-year anniversary with a birthday bash and charity event that raised funds for the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership (SHIP) of Frederick County. Members of Cowork Frederick came together to plan and organize the event. They contributed goods and services for a silent auction held during … [Read more...] about Cowork Frederick 4-Year Birthday Bash & Charity Event Raises $1042
Our Commitment to Local Businesses
We here at Cowork Frederick are ferociously committed to sustainability – the kind we wrote about in our 2013 blog titled “Working Value: Sustainability” and the kind that values our fellow local businesses and seeks to support them – for the good of all of us. There’s no getting around the fact that buying local reduces the use of fuel, reduces … [Read more...] about Our Commitment to Local Businesses
Coworking Values: Shared Resources
Sharing. It’s a concept we’re all taught when we’re younger to keep things civil and value other people’s equal entitlements to whatever it may be. Unfortunately, it’s a concept we stray from as adults. Everyone has to have their own room, every member of the family has to have their own car, everyone has to have their own“thing”. What this … [Read more...] about Coworking Values: Shared Resources
An Intern’s Introduction to Cowork Frederick
As I was greeted by the supervisor for my internship at Cowork Frederick, I had no idea what to expect. Just typing this out I realize how clichéd that sounds, but honestly, I wasn’t sure what the draw to a Coworking community was at all. I just understood that this was an environment that will satisfy my required internship hours, and potentially … [Read more...] about An Intern’s Introduction to Cowork Frederick